Unit1 A land of diversity
1、means n. (1)Every possible means __________ been tried. (A. have B. has )
(2)All possible means __________ been tried. (A. have B. has )
means “手段；方法”，单复数同形。
(1)B (2)A
by this means 用这种方法
by means of…用……办法；借助……
by no means决不
by all means(表示同意)当然可以；务必； 无论如何
mean vi. 意思是；意味着
meaning n. 意思；意义
meaningful adj. 有意义的
meaningless adj. 无意义的
单项填空
()(1)Dogs have a very good ______ of smell and are often used to search for survivors in an earthquake.
A. sense
B. view
C. means
D. idea
()(2)By no means ______ to your teacher.
A. is this the first time you are lying
B. this is the first time you have lied
C. this is the first time you tell a lie
D. is this the first time you have lied
2、occur vi.
根据语境猜词义
(1)Earthquakes occur frequently in this area.
(2)It didn't occur to him that she would refuse his invitation.
(3)Do giraffes occur in Africa only?
根据语义找匹配：A. 存在 B. 发生 C. 被想到
(1)B (2)C (3)A
sth. occurs to sb. 某人想起某事
It occurs to sb. that…某人想起……
It occurs to sb. to do sth.某人想起做某事
表示“某人突然想起……”的其他句型：
sth. strikes sb.
It strikes sb. that…
It crosses sb.'s mind that…
sth. comes to sb.…
3、apparent adj.
根据语境猜词义
(1)The apparent truth was really a lie.
(2)It is apparent that iron is different from steel.
根据语义找匹配：A. 显然的 B. 表面上的
(1)B (2)A
It is apparent that… 显然
apparently adv.
显然地；显而易见地
appear vi. 出现， 显得
appearance n. 外表， 外貌， 出现
同义词：obvious
单项填空
() It was __________ from her face that she was really upset. Better leave her alone.
A. racial
B. abundant
C. flexible
D. apparent
4、keep up
根据语境猜词义
(1)Keep_up your courage.
(2)If you cannot keep_up,_I can walk more slowly.
根据语义找匹配：A. 跟上；赶上 B. 持续；维持
(1)B (2)Akeep back隐瞒， 保留， 阻止， 阻挡
keep (on)doing sth. 继续、重复做某事
keep sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
keep on继续
keep out of…不进入(某处)，留在外边
keep to sth. 遵守，信守
keep up with 跟上……，与……同步前进
用正确的介词或副词填空
(1)She kept on working although she was tired.
(2)The high cost of raw materials is keeping prices up.
(3)A certain percentage of your salary is kept back by your boss.
(4)She wore a hat to keep the sun out of her eyes.
5、take in收留；欺骗；吸入；包括；理解，领会
根据语境猜词义
(1)Fish take_in oxygen through their gills.
(2)Don't let yourself be taken_in by his tricks.
根据语义找匹配：A. 吸入 B. 欺骗
(1)A (2)B
根据句意填入take相关的正确短语
(1)Anything you say may be taken down and used as evidence.
(2)Her time is fully taken up with writing.
(3)The company began to take on new staff.
(4)Don't be taken in by his charming manner.
6、Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. (P2)
没有人真正知道第一批人到达我们现在叫做加利福尼亚的地方的准确时间。
本句的正常语序应为No one really knows exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California. 其中what we now know as California 是一个宾语从句，充当介词in的宾语。
A modern city has been set up in what was a wasteland ten years ago.
The way he did it was different from what we were used to.
单项填空
()(2010·山东)Before the sales start, I make a list of ______ my kids will need for the coming season.
A. why
B. what
C. how
D. which
()(2010·安徽)It was from only a few supplies that she had bought in the village ______ the hostess cooked
such a nice dinner.
A. where
B. that
C. when
D. which
…it_was the building of the rail network from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.(P2)
B that在此作强调句的引导词。